USS Inca (1898)

USS Inca at the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, 9 November 1898.
History
United States
Name	USS Inca
Namesake	Former names retained
Builder	George Lawley & Son, South Boston, Massachusetts
Launched	1898
Acquired	13 June 1898
Commissioned	15 June 1898
Decommissioned	27 August 1898
Stricken	1989 (est.)
Fate	turned over to the Massachusetts militia which she served until 1908
General characteristics
Type	Yacht
Displacement	120 long tons (120 t)
Length	114 ft (35 m)
Beam	18 ft (5.5 m)
Draft	7 ft (2.1 m)
Propulsion	steam engine, screw-driven
Armament	1 × 11-pounder gun

USS Inca (1898) was a small 120 long tons (120 t) yacht acquired by the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War. She was outfitted with an 11-pounder gun and, for a short while, patrolled Boston Harbor, before being turned over to the Massachusetts militia as a training ship, a role she retained until 1908.

Built in South Boston[]

Inca—a screw steamer—was built in 1898 by George Lawley & Son, South Boston, Massachusetts, and was acquired by the Navy from F. B. McQuesten of Boston, Massachusetts, on 13 June 1898. She commissioned on 15 June, Lieutenant W. E. McKay in command.

Service history[]

Spanish–American War[]

Inca was assigned to Boston harbor during the Spanish–American War, serving as a patrol and training vessel.

Post-war[]

She decommissioned on 27 August 1898, and was turned over to the Massachusetts Militia, which she served as a training ship until 1908.

See also[]

• Massachusetts militia

References[]

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links[]

• USS Inca (1898–1908)